Union negotiators often prefer back-loaded contracts so that their members receive additional wages and realize a large increase in pay in the first year itself

A 4 year project is estimated to produce a product with the following information: selling price = $57 per unit; variable costs are $32 per unit; fixed costs are $9,000; required return is 12%; initial investment = $18,000. Calculate the accounting break-even.

A) 540 B) 490 C) 525 D) 597

An advertising objective to stimulate more usage of a product is appropriate under which of the following conditions?

A) The advertised product belongs to a nascent product category. B) The company is not the market leader. C) The advertised brand is superior to the market leader. D) The product class is mature. E) Brand usage for the product is very high.